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Day: April 30, 2024

TAVR 2024

Long-Term Impact of Cardiac Damage Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

This study explores the prognostic implications of changes in cardiac damage following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Analyzing 1,863 patients from the SwissTAVI Registry, researchers found significant variations in cardiac damage stages pre- and post-TAVR, affecting long-term survival. Nearly half of the patients experienced changes in cardiac stage, highlighting the importance of cardiac damage evaluation for predicting outcomes after TAVR.

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April 30, 2024
Duck Injection

Injection Site Matters: A Comparative Analysis of Transpulmonary Thermodilution via Simultaneous Femoral and Jugular Indicator Injections under Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy

This study assesses how injection sites affect hemodynamic monitoring in patients on vv-ECMO therapy using the PiCCO system. By comparing simultaneous jugular and femoral indicator injections, it was found that femoral injections overestimate key parameters like EVLWI, ITBVI, and GEDVI. The discrepancies are linked to variations in the mean transit time and downslope time, correlated with extracorporeal blood flow, suggesting the injection site significantly impacts measurement accuracy.

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April 30, 2024
Goal Directed Perfusion

Intraoperative Goal-Directed Perfusion in Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass: The Roles of Delivery Oxygen Index and Cardiac Index

This study explores the efficacy of intraoperative Goal-Directed Perfusion (GDP) in reducing postoperative complications, ICU, and hospital stay durations in cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. By monitoring and optimizing oxygen delivery and cardiac index, GDP significantly lowered ICU stays and hospital lengths of stay, although it did not significantly affect mortality rates.

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April 30, 2024

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